Vehicle-wheel.



No. 678,149. Patentedjuiy 9, I91. E. J. WATKINS.

VEHICLE WHEEL. (Applicstiom filed Dec. 14, 1899. Renewed Dem-20, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND J. WATKINS, OF OAMBRIA, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 678,149, dated July 9,1901. Application filed December 14, 1899. Renewed December 20, 1900.Serial No. 40,586. (-No model.)

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDMUND J. WATKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cambria, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which Iit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to vehicle-wheels.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable, andinexpensive wheel with increased traction service, thereby enabling itto roll over soft ground without sinking or burying itself.

To this end the invention consistsin certain features of constructionand combination of parts,which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved wheel. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a view ofone layer of the wheel. Fig. 4 is a similar View showing one layerplaced upon the other to break joint, a portion of the top layer of thewheel being broken away to show the under layer. Fig. 5 is a view of oneof the hubseotions. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the other hub-section.

In the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts ofthe invention.

1 denotes the layers of my improved wheel, each of which is formed ofsemicircular sec- 3 5 tions 2, out lengthwise of the grain of the woodand the edges of which are brought together. These sections are arrangedside by side to break joint and to expose the end grain of the wood tothe road-bed. Bolts 3 are used for securing the layers together.

4 and 5 denote the inner and outer hub-sections, respectively. Eachsection consists of two disks centrally divided in a manner similar tothe layers 1 and arranged to break joint.

6 denotes the sand band, which extends through the alined apertures ofthe hub-sections and the layers constituting the body of the wheel.

7 denotes the tires, shrunk upon the outer layers forming the Wheel.

' From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myimproved wheel, it is thought, will be readily appreciated withoutrequiring an ex- 5 5 tended explanation, As many layers may be employedas are necessary to make a wheel of the thickness desired.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed,and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

A wheel composed of a series of layers, each layer composed of two partsarranged to break joint with its adjacent layer, the grain of thealternate layers throughout the entire num- EDMUND J. WATKINS.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR L. GUERNSEY, COLUMBUS A. DRESSER.

